Hello, everyone! I am Sienna Eunsoo Kang, an intern of Scranton Women's Leadership Center. I participated in 2017 Asian Young Women's Leadership Development held in Vietnam in February, where I met a friend who was a Scranton scholar! She has graduated from university, has grown into a powerful woman leader and has had a tremendous impact on where she is. I was so proud that she was a Scranton Scholar because the leadership she showed during the program was amazing! I wanted to listen more of her story with the thought that I would be impressed if I met other Scranton Scholars. So I had dinner with her before the end of the program and I traveled her life for a while. Can we go into that trip together?

1. Hello, Jovel! I’m Eunsoo Kang, intern of Scranton Women’s Leadership Center. Thank you very much for granting the interview and I am so glad we can have this time! Could you please introduce yourself?Hello! I am glad to introduce myself to other Scranton family. My name is Jovelie Reyno Rondon and I’m from Philippines. My university was Harris Memorial College and I was Scranton scholar in 2014. I have been very thankful to Scranton Women’s Leadership Center because I was looking forward scholar when I applied in Harris Memorial College about this scholar. They who were in my college asked me apply to Scranton Scholarship and then Scranton Center gave me scholarship so I'm so thankful with them that they paid my senior year tuition fee.

2. What was your feel when you receive the Scranton Scholarship?I felt so blessed because I was so hopeful the scholarship because I can graduate from my college this year. I am thankful that I found the Scranton Scholarship. I could maintain my grade at good and I am also having a special word and special mention. I am so glad that someone trust us like a Scranton so I realized we can do it. We are the best to payback as we were reward because we did it in best in study so I think that's a great things that we can do for Scranton just do are rest they can continue so far some soon that also so other student around the world.

3. Then, What is your change in your life after receive the Scranton Scholarship?At that time I don't have any scholarship so I felt so sad and really concerned because my family couldn’t support me anymore. But at that time, my teacher told me you can apply in here, Scranton. When I heard the Scranton scholarship that is the supporting women I felt so glad because my hope regained again, gave me hope more again to go to continue the things I started it in my patient. Therefore, it was change in my life and it reminded me that Scranton support me and I need to support someone as payback when they study they can continue and still have hope for education. It is one of the gracious things so I super thankful for Scranton because they are the one who trusted me and gave me the enough money so that it can help me to graduate on my university!

4. What is your these days life?I graduated Harrison Memorial College. Now, I am in preschool teacher from Monday to Friday and I teach the preschoolers and then Saturday and Sunday I work in church staying a church teaching quire, playing the organ for the church service and also I'm holding the children ministry and youth ministry in my church. I am so grateful because I finished my study and now my life is used to by the church. I am so blessed to be in deaconess service in church service so I serve God and I need to share the one love of God to others.

5. It is very touching to hear the scholar's story like this. Especially, the energy of gratitude and joy you say is so good! So I am really looking forward to your future. What are your vision, goal and dream as a woman leader in the future?After some now I take the master degree and I plan to continue if God support me to learns for doctorate because I want to get higher education for becoming more active so that if I can receive the education I can help part things of the education tool with others so that can share the knowledge, especially it will be able to more for the women. Mostly I want my future in my life will be at the power and for women. Also I continue the ministry in my church and give someone opportunity to experience this kind of leadership so we can help a lack of woman to become more effective and be blessed. We have this kind of things and we are in power that we can do!

6. Wow, thank you very much for giving the time and interview! I was happy to hear your story and it has been a lot of excitement to me. I think it would be enough for other Scranton scholars! Finally, if there is something you would like to say to other scholars to see this interview, would you please?Yes, I’m very thankful to Scranton and you. It was a great time for me and thank again for allowing me this opportunity. One of the great chances to study and strive is when someone will help you and believe in you to pursue your dream. Scranton scholarship is one who helps me to attain that dream in finishing my College degree. So I can say that because they believe in the ability of their scholars they help us to dream dreams. Being a woman young leader is not that easy but I know that when you believe to someone, you uplift there life and you make their life. And that's so awesome for the glory of God.

Has her story been a strength and encourage for you? She was running for her dreams and a hopeful future even though she had a difficult situation. I believe that Jovel is not only in the Philippines but also in this time around the world. Scranton Scholars! You are so beautiful beings. We believe that you are the women leaders who will move the world in the future. For the day when this earth can be more peaceful and smile, let's go together!